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Ice Skating for children may look like running on ice, but ice skating uses leg muscles in different ways than running does. Skating also requires less effort to get the “wind in your hair” feeling, although rounding the rink over the course of an hour-long public ice session can still be a great cardiac workout. Are you interested to let your kids learning to dance on ice? In Cyprus for the moment we can only do it in Limassol! Let's get motivated!

How old you should be to start this?

I discover kids skating very well at two years old. Why and
how?

First of all because the parents took them to an Ice-skating
ring! Not only once, as many of us we try with our kids, but at least three
times. Somebody, used to tell me that I should always try new things for at
least three times before deciding if I like it or not!

So, do the same with the kids. Perseverance!

Teaching your kids to enjoy sports is a gift that we give them
for life. Healthy life style, beautiful ways of spending their time will keep
them away from any dangerous activities.

Figure skating is a sport that all of us enjoy looking at
the TV.

Elegance, speed, beautiful costumes and like any sport lots
of hard work.

This is how kids learn to be ambitious, to concentrate, to
put passion in their activity and life in the future!

Ice skating is a Life Long Activity that can be practiced at
any age especially if you know it since you are very young. Ice skating
increases lower body strength by working the hamstring and quadriceps muscles.
Ice skating also improves bone density which, when combined with the correct
nutritional requirements, is important for growing children.

You'll also build up your abdominal and lower back muscles
while keeping your balance on the ice.

Ice skating is a great calorie burner, and depending on your
current body weight and effort on the ice, skaters can be as many as 760
calories an hour.

Being in itself an aerobic exercise just like walking,
running, and swimming, it offers positive effects for your cardiovascular
health.

Mental fitness is also enhanced with ice skating, as it
exercises ones mental control during the act. One needs to be very alert and
aware during skating. It is a de-stressor and a form of relaxation for many
individuals who use it as a means to break free from the stresses of life and
work.

Believe it or not in the Hot Hot Cyprus… you can play Ice Hockey! If
it is winter or summer the ice is cold enough to allow us sliding in one of the
best location MyMall in Limassol.

If you are tired of going on the beach and you just want to
feel the winter in Cyprus
why not enjoy a winter sport.

One of most challenging and rewarding sport activity for
children is hockey.The objective of
hockey is to score more goals than your opponent on their goaltender and
to have fun!

What is Ice Hockey?

It is an exciting team sport that is built on skill, speed, discipline
and teamwork. Nearly two million players, both male and female of all ages, play
ice hockey all around the world.

It is great sport to watch – and even better to play!

The benefits for kids of playing ice hockey are numerous;
they will develop and improve their co-ordination, agility and strength, while
have the opportunity to participate an exciting sport with new and different
skills that can be learnt while they play the game.

The goal is not only to produce good ice hockey players, but
also to help develop well rounded people, ready to enter the world with all the
tools to live a productive and fulfilling life.

In ice hockey children will learn life skills such as self-confidence,
teamwork, self-esteem, and sportsmanship that will help them in all areas of
their life.

Most of all they will have fun in a positive, healthy and
safe environment where they can meet other children - According to the International
Ice Hockey Federation.

Playing ice hockey gives you the chance to play an exciting
sport that is the fastest team sport in the world.

When the ice experience is taking a break the team move to a
different field and skates and they continue practicing Inline hockey. If
you start playing Hockey you could enjoy different experiences!

Polis is a wonderful destination in Cyprus for
families with kids. It is far away from the crowded spots. It is old, it is
small, it is peaceful, and it is fantastic and because many people think that
is so far away … it is pure nature.

I like Polis because the position, you can really feel that
is the end of the island there. I like Polis because I can go to see the Bath of Aphrodite…and to
walk along the Adonis Nature Trail.

The Goddess of Love used to take her bath in a cool pond
near Polis. The place is known as "Baths of Aphrodite" and provides a
magnificent view of the Bay
of Polis. According to
legend, after swimming in the crystal clear waters of the Bay, Aphrodite used
to bathe in this pond, surrounded by idyllic landscape with the sweet smelling
wild flowers. It is here that she met her beloved Adonis for the first time.
Adonis was hunting in the Akamas forest when stopped over the wonderful spring
to quench his thirst. He was struck by the sight of the naked goddess bathing
in the crystal waters. Aphrodite and Adonis were instantly bewitched by each
other's extraordinary beauty. The myth lived on through Middle Ages. Another legendary
spot is "Pyrgos (castle) tis Rigainas" which is linked to the love of
Rigaina and Digenis, (the Medieval queen of Cyprus and the Byzantine hero), as
well as with Aphrodite. The "castle" which is actually a monastery,
now ruins, is in the center of Akamas in a majestic clearing, with a giant oak
tree and the bubbling spring. According to the legend, the goddess of Love used
the place as a refuge after her bath. Source: C.T.O (Cyprus Tourist Organization)

Taking the route from Polis towards LatchiPort you can not miss on the right side
of the road the most shaded outdoor playground in Cyprus. I really love this place.
It was build by people who loved kids. Has a parking place in front of the
playground, toilets, tables to eat, lots of shade for the hot Cypriot summers,
plenty of space for the kids to run and completely secured. On the playground
you can find swings for babies and kids, roundabout, slides, tunnels and
climbing areas. So if you plan to visit Polis don’t forget to stop there!

Leaving this playground, follow the sign towards Aphrodite’s
Bath and on the
right side you can enter the parking of the restaurant La Plage. It is a
wonderful restaurant on the beach with a very nice shaded area. Next to it,
there is another very big playground with green grass facing the sea. Again you
can find here slides, swings, roundabout and climbing area. But the most
important is the beach location. If it is winter you could simply enjoy a
beautiful walk on the new promenade, by the sea, going up to the Latchi port. If
it is summer just relax in the sun and let your kids playing and swimming... and
choose to walk in the evenings...

The port is completely renovated and there are so many new
restaurants ready to welcome everybody.

Go to Polis because there are new playgrounds, new
restaurants, new promenade by the sea, Adonis Trail and Baths of Aphrodite and
plenty of Lizards!!!!!

Over the span of three years, researchers surveyed the
parents of more than 7,000 children age 5 and under and found that the age kids
learned to swim correlated with when they began accomplishing certain skills.

In pre-school, early swimmers had better visual-motor skills
(like cutting paper and drawing lines and shapes), but also fared better as
they got older (i.e. understanding directions, math, and writing and reading
skills).

Teaching children how to swim can help them to burn
calories, exercise their cardiovascular system and help them to increase their
lean muscle mass. Swimming is often recommended by physical therapists as the
number one physical activity for all ages. For children swimming can also be a
calming and relaxing exercise that allows them to burn off the endless energy
they have. This is why teaching children how to swim can have lifelong effects.
They will often continue to use swimming as a solution to physical and
emotional problems as they get older, taking the benefits with them.

Your move: Sign your kids up for lessons -- and keep 'em
going. In Jorgensen's study, the earlier the child started and the longer they
remained in the swimming lessons, the greater the gains, she says.

J

And it wouldn't hurt to jump in the pool yourself: Besides
the added benefit of challenging yourself through switching up your workout,
water is about 1,000 times denser than air, so a swim workout can be tougher on
you. You'll burn almost the same amount of calories each minute as you would
biking -- but you can kiss dodging traffic or worrying about your joints
goodbye.